Blog | Care for Education

Button

Button

Play Box Face-To-Face

Play Box Face-To-Face

Play Box Face-To-Face

Blog

Search

Teacher-Parent positively influencing her parent-community!

Jul 10, 2020
2 min

Teacher-Parent positively influencing her parent-community!

A practitioner from one of our partner ECD-centres, Humble Little Achievers, has also been a beneficiary of the Six Bricks at Home Initiative, necessitated by the COVID19 crisis. Her name is Thembisile Phakula. She has two children, a 5 year old girl and a 2 year old boy, who are beneficiaries of the Six Bricks Resources. It has been amazing to observe the Six Bricks activities that she has been engaging her children in. Some of the activities are extensions or adaptations of

Siblings bonding over Six Bricks

Jul 8, 2020
1 min

Siblings bonding over Six Bricks

It's been lovely to observe siblings interacting, bonding and playing together in the home, with Six Bricks. Whether its older and younger siblings or siblings of a similar age group playing together, the tool has been equally engaging. Be it in guided play (with the aid of the Six Bricks Pamphlet) or in free play (when they do as they please!), children have enjoyed interacting together with the bricks. In these COVID19 times when children cannot play with their friends and

Six Bricks: A great support tool for home learning!

Jul 7, 2020
1 min

Six Bricks: A great support tool for home learning!

Hurlyvale Preschool and Pre-Primary recently became a part of our Six-Bricks-at-Home COVID19 Initiative. The school has been providing online lessons for their learners during the lock-down period, and were absolutely delighted to include Six Bricks in their lesson plans (since every learner now has their own set of Six Bricks at home). Learning and playing has been enriched in many a "Hurlyvale" home, as children and their parents interact with Six Bricks. Creativity and pro

Dads and their kids loving Six Bricks!

Jul 3, 2020
1 min

Dads and their kids loving Six Bricks!

The availability of Six Bricks in homes has led to an increase in fathers' involvement in their children's playful learning experiences. These resources have regenerated hope in many parents who felt their children's learning was doomed for the year 2020. This is because while the Six Bricks resources and activities are playful and fun, parents are observing firsthand, how their children are developing and learning as they interact with the bricks. It has been a real delight

Who needs a TV when they can play with Six Bricks?

Jun 28, 2020
1 min

Who needs a TV when they can play with Six Bricks?

As Six Bricks sets found their way into many a Chief-Albert-Luthuli home, they led to children finding new ways of "whiling away their time"; espescially at night. The excitement and joy derived from building and playing with these LEGO resources has resulted in children often "losing themselves in play" as they interact with the bricks. Parents have noticed a significant decrease in the time spent watching TV; both at night and during the day, but especially at night. With l

Six Bricks enhancing Parent-Child engagement

Jun 26, 2020
1 min

Six Bricks enhancing Parent-Child engagement

The Six Bricks at Home COVID19 initiative has led to parents and caregivers becoming more engaged in their children's playful experiences. The Six Bricks pamphlet has been helpful in guiding parents on how to engage their children as they interact with Six Bricks, and has also provided them with the assurance that learning is taking place as their children play. At times, the engagement has been hands-on, with parent and child working together on an activity. And at other tim

Child-friendly Six Bricks Pamphlets!

Jun 25, 2020
1 min

Child-friendly Six Bricks Pamphlets!

The early learners of Chief Albert Luthuli Township are interacting well with the Six Bricks Parent Pamphlets that were provided together with the Six Bricks Sets. These pamphlets are providing guidance and support for parents and caregivers as they engage their children in playful learning activities. However, because the pictures are so easy to follow, the children do not even need an adult to guide them in the execution of some of the activities. They are going right on ah

Outdoors and Indoors with Six Bricks!

Jun 25, 2020
1 min

Outdoors and Indoors with Six Bricks!

The Six Bricks COVID19 intervention has brought so much joy to the early learners of Chief Albert Luthuli Township, who are currently confined at home. These bright-coloured delightful LEGO resources are piquing their creativity, triggering their problem-solving skills and enriching their day-to-day playful experiences. Parents are grateful that their children continue to learn and play, away from school. #sixbricksathomeCOVID19

Six Bricks Handover: From ECD centres to Parents/Caregivers

Jun 25, 2020
1 min

Six Bricks Handover: From ECD centres to Parents/Caregivers

Soon after CFE's Six Bricks Handover to the 9 Early Learning Centers in Chief Albert Luthuli Township, the centers lost no time in re-distributing these treasured resources to the parents of their learners. Most centers organised for collection from their centers while three chose to do so via home visits. Learners, parents and teachers are all very thrilled about playful learning with Six Bricks continuing in homes! #sixbricksathomeCOVID19

Six Bricks for Learners and Parents - COVID-19 Intervention

May 28, 2020
1 min

Six Bricks for Learners and Parents - COVID-19 Intervention

During this lock-down period when all ECD centers are closed, playful learning will continue "at home" for early learners in Chief Albert Luthuli Township. Nine ECD principals from the Chief Albert Luthuli Forum collected Six-Bricks Resources and Parent/Caregiver Six-Bricks Pamphlets for their learners. A brief demo on the activities in the pamphlet was also provided. These resources will be passed on accordingly, to their learners and parents Young minds will continue to be